Comments on: Health Benefits of Sesame Seeds

By: tahini

tahini — Fri, 29 May 2009 22:28:40 +0000

Either grind them (braun coffee grinder) before you eat them, or after grinding just mix with honey and eat anytime later. Also get sesame tahini.

All the methods above are the best way to eat sesame seeds (hulled or unhulled) and they do not oxidate or spoil this way.

Unhulled is supposed to contain more calcium but there is some disagreement as to the type and whether unhulled is very absorbable (calcium wise).

Either way the only way to actually absorb large quantities for calcium, etc content is to grind them, obviously they’re too small to chew and assimilate.

By: C.Kathiresan

C.Kathiresan — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 09:42:19 +0000

Eating the sesame seeds could help keep your ticker in top form by bringing down cholesterol and boosting blood levels of heart-cell-protective antioxidants.

In a study, postmenopausal women who took 50 grams (a little more than 3 tablespoons) of sesame seed powder daily for 5 days reduced their total and bad (LDL) cholesterol. But that’s not all. The women also had lower blood levels of substances linked to lipid peroxidation and oxidative stress (both of which cause cell damage) and higher levels of heart-protective vitamin E.

By: DR.M.SOMA, MALAYSIA

DR.M.SOMA, MALAYSIA — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 03:37:18 +0000

SOMA MANIKAM
ONCE GROUND, RANCIDITY STARTS AND MUST BE USED FAST.
A SEGMENT OF PEOPLE ARE ALLERGIC TO THE SEEDS. CHECK IF YOU ARE ONE OF THEM, AS IT CAN LEAD TO FATAL RESULTS WITHIN A FEW MINUTES BEFORE EVEN MEDICAL INTERVENTION HAS A CHANCE TO SAVE YOU.
THE OIL HAS A VERY COOLING EFFECT AND ASTHMATIC SUFFERERS MUST USE IT WITH CAUTION.

By: lame garba

lame garba — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:05:49 +0000

i happen to fall in love with seseme though we used to fry it and i dont know wether we used to loose some beneficial contents of it.please help by notifying me through e mail.

By: Larry

Larry — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:26:10 +0000

Is anyone aware of benefits that sesame seeds have for men’s sexual health? I’ve heard that they aid in production of nitrous oxide, which is key to sexual health.

By: Linda

Linda — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:43:06 +0000

Sprinkle them on non-fat cottage cheese. Yummy.

By: Ernesto Martinez

Ernesto Martinez — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 19:44:30 +0000

I will be graeatful if you send me information about the ground sesame seed effect on human health
Grinding the sesame seed does it do not loose the healthy components by oxidation?
Thanks,
EM

By: Health Links 11/3

Health Links 11/3 — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 00:33:18 +0000

[...] Ruth from Eating Fabulous offers some nutritional information on sesame seeds [...]

By: kathryn

kathryn — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 20:34:19 +0000

Ruth, I thought it was the other way round – unhulled contained more minerals. And that these are lost in the hulling process. Hmm, mind you it’s a long-time since I “learnt” that so I could be wrong.

Agreed, about the crunch, texture and flavour of sesame seeds.

By: Goji Juice Girl!

Goji Juice Girl! — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 14:11:01 +0000

I never would have guessed sesame seeds were all that nutritious! I would have been wrong!

That’s really very interesting. – I’ve only ever had sesame seeds on breads, but what exactly do they taste like on their own?